Christie bails out of Jersey, heads to New Hampshire

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, talks to the media as he campaigns with New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidate Walt Havenstein, right, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Bedford, N.H. Havenstein faces Andrew Hemingway in the Sept. 9 primary to take on incumbent Democrat Gov. Maggie Hassan in the November general election.(Photo: AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

It's an action-packed day for Gov. Chris Christie, headlining (as usual) New Jersey's political calendar for this Thursday, July 31st, 2014 ...

Gov. Chris Christie addresses the Senate and Assembly about bail reform at a special session of the Legislature he convened, noon in the Assembly chambers in Trenton. He's pushing for a vote on the two-bill bail package today.

After the speech, Christie heads quickly to New Hampshire for a campaign swing in support of gubernatorial candidate Walt Havenstein. The two will tour BAE Systems, where Havenstein used to be CEO, 3 p.m. in Nashua, then headline a fundraiser for the Republican Governors Association, 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester.

Christie's day still isn't done at that point. He's then scheduled to be joined by U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, former Gov. John Sununu and other political figures for a 6 p.m. fundraiser at the minor-league baseball stadium in Manchester, Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. The Fisher Cats, the AA team affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, tonight host the Reading Fightin Phils. The teams are at the bottom of the Eastern League's Eastern Division, but the folks paying $2,500 to sit in a luxury suite with Christie probably don't care too much about the game.

Senate voting session, 2 p.m. in Trenton, to vote on the bail-reform constitutional amendment and the companion legislation. That was already on the schedule before Christie called the special session.

The Assembly ... well, that's the crux of the issue today. Stay tuned.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno participates in a manufacturing roundtable, 9:30 a.m. at the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. in West Trenton.

Today is the 50th birthday of the Atlantic City Expressway. The South Jersey Transportation Authority is marking the occasion by sealing a time capsule at its Farley Service Plaza, a beach party at Texas Avenue in Atlantic City at 6 p.m., a bonfire lit by Mayor Don Guardian at 8:15 p.m. and fireworks at 9:15 p.m.